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                        Lot: 44

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                        G3732
                        THRACO-MACEDONIAN TRIBES: Derrones. Ca. 475-450 BC. AR 
                        dodecadrachm (34.12 gm).

                        THRACO-MACEDONIAN TRIBES: Derrones. Ca. 475-450 BC. AR 
                        dodecadrachm (34.12 gm). Ox cart driven right by male 
                        driver, crested helmet above / Triskeles of human legs. 
                        Svoronos, Hellénisme primitif, pl. 1, 14. Very fine
                        Many works of reference describe the Derrones as a tribe 
                        centered in Paeonia, based on an important hoard of 
                        Derronian dodecadrachms found at Ishtib (ancient 
                        Astibus) around 1912. Less well known are smaller finds 
                        of Derronian coins far to the East. These indicate that 
                        the Derrones’ territory extended into Thrace. The 
                        unfailingly weak reverses of Derronian dodecadrachms are 
                        the result of hand-striking extremely large flans. The 
                        approximately contemporary Athenian decadrachms, which 
                        do not exhibit this weakness, must have benefited from 
                        some mechanical contrivance, possible in a sophisticated 
                        center of manufacturing like Athens, but undreamed of by 
                        the northern tribesmen. 
                        Estimated Value: $ 6,000 




 Lot sold for $6,000, [ approx 4500 EUR, 3120 GBP ] plus 15% buyers fee. 

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